Relentless rainfall continues to disrupt life across Maharashtra’s Konkan region. A cloudburst in Nanded district claimed eight lives, with Hasnaal village still 80 percent submerged.
The Army, working closely with the State Disaster Response Force, is actively conducting rescue operations, relocating residents, setting up medical camps, and distributing food. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said torrential rains damaged crops on 12-14 lakh acres.
He added that NDRF and SDRF teams are on alert and compensation will be issued swiftly. In Mumbai, 300 mm of rainfall caused severe waterlogging, leading to evacuations in Kurla.
Mr. Fadnavis said the state administration continues to monitor the situation closely. Rivers like Lendi, Koyna, and Krishna have overflowed, prompting mass evacuations in Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Dharashiv, and Buldana. In Mumbai, schools, colleges, and government offices were shut, while local train services were hit, with parts of Central and Harbour lines submerged.
Long-distance trains were cancelled or delayed. Thane and Palghar also reported severe waterlogging and river overflows. Authorities have issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Ratnagiri, and others for tomorrow, while Raigad and Pune remain under a red alert. Relief and evacuation efforts continue.
As many as 782 passengers were rescued on Tuesday evening after two overcrowded Monorail trains on elevated tracks got stuck between stations in Mumbai on a day of torrential rains, leading to panic and frantic rescue efforts. More than a dozen passengers complained of suffocation with a couple of them reportedly fainting as electricity and air-conditioning shut down, though only one passenger had to be hospitalised and her condition was said to be stable.
Suburban train services on Mumbai’s Harbour line between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kurla railway stations remained suspended.
Mumbai witnessed severe inundation in low-lying areas, delayed local train services and traffic snarls at various places on Tuesday morning as there was no respite from heavy rains in the metropolis and neighbouring areas.
Local train services were delayed and the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking’s bus services were diverted at a few locations due to submerged roads, as per officials.
Several parts of the city, including Borivali, Andheri, Sion, Dadar and Chembur, witnessed intense downpour through the night and the rain continued in the morning as well, resulting in water-logging in low-lying areas, including Gandhi Market.